"Izmir" meaning in English

See Izmir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɪzmɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ĭzʹmîr [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Turkish İzmir, from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir). Doublet of Smyrna. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|İzmir}} Turkish İzmir, {{der|en|ota|ازمیر|tr=İzmir}} Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir), {{doublet|en|Smyrna}} Doublet of Smyrna Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Izmir
  1. A major Turkish port city situated midway along the western Anatolian seaboard, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna. Categories (place): Cities in Turkey Synonyms: Smyrna (english: prior to the Turkish Postal Service Law of 28 March 1930) [obsolete], İzmir [uncommon] Derived forms: Izmirian Translations (city): إِزْمِير (ʔizmīr) [feminine] (Arabic), إزمير (ʔizmīr) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), Իզմիր (Izmir) (Armenian), Զմյուռնիա (Zmyuṙnia) (Armenian), Сми́рна (Smírna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Изми́р (Izmír) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Esmirna (Catalan), ئیزمیر (îzmîr) (Central Kurdish), Esmirna (Galician), Σμύρνη (Smýrni) [feminine] (Greek), İzmir (Hungarian), Smirne (Italian), Измир (İzmir) (Kyrgyz), Izmir (Ladino), Esmirna (Ladino), Smyrna [feminine] (Latin), Измир (Izmir) [masculine] (Macedonian), Îzmîr (Northern Kurdish), إزمیر (İzmir) (Ottoman Turkish), ازمیر (ezmir) (Persian), Izmir [masculine] (Polish), Esmirna (Portuguese), Изми́р (Izmír) [masculine] (Russian), Esmirna (Spanish), İzmir (Turkish), Ізмір (Izmir) (Ukrainian), Смірна (Smirna) (Ukrainian), اِزْمِیر (izmīr) [masculine] (Urdu), ئىزمىر (izmir) (Uyghur)

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Esmirna"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Smyrna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Izmir",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Измир"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "İzmir",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "إزمیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ezmir",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ازمیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Izmir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Esmirna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Izmír",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Изми́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Esmirna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "İzmir"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Izmir",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Ізмір"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Smirna",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Смірна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "izmīr",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِزْمِیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "izmir",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ئىزمىر"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Izmir"
}

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